The Covid-19 Task Force was formed to help our church pastors and leaders as they begin the important process in planning to reopen their churches.  Our task is to select the best and most helpful material, while keeping in mind that every church is different and not everyone will determine to open at same time. 

As material is added to this page, we will organize the information into "Recommendations and Links",  "Sample Plans and Letters", "Technology and Filming" and "Articles" .  These will be dated and the most recent additions will be at the top.  If you have any questions or information you'd like to share, please email us at taskforce@abccpc.com.

Covid-19 Recovery Taskforce Members: 

• Rev. Jeff Lundblad, Eastwood, Medford, OR
• Rev. Stewart Perry, New Life, Burlingame, CA
• Rev. Reed Webster, Cedar Hills, Portland, OR and President of The Ministers Council of Oregon
• Rev. Sydney Webster, Trinity Baptist Church, San Mateo, CA
• Shirley Geisler, Director of Communication, First Baptist, Gresham, OR

 

Date Added  |  Title  |  Link

06 06 20 - Vanderbloemen website for Churches - https://www.vanderbloemen.com/covid19 - This link is directly to the COVID19 articles, videos, and blogs. The Vanderbloemen website has valuable forums on other subjects relative to church life.

05 28 20 - Dr. Fauci's Advice for Churches - https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/05/27/dr-anthony-fauci-catholic-churches-masks-communion-covid-coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR3etS7pvh4mjkHk-6ClbAPmiaxaoHZiAPb6ZUu0SZD1h4vCMSD5FYnuuhc

05 19 20 - Discussion Guide for Reopening Your Church Building - https://www.abc-usa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Reopening-Conversation-Guide-COVID-19.pdf

 

Sample Plans and Reopening Ideas
Date Added  |  Title  |  Link

07 01 20 - Everything You Need to Know about FBC Redlands Reopening - FBC Redlands video to creatively explain what church services will be like upon returning - https://youtu.be/P_FhtLwWxhc

06 17 20 -  Communicating Your Plans to Reopen - Here's a fun video one of our Oregon churches created to share what folks can expect at their reopening worship service. https://cbcsalem.life/re-opening-update

06 15 20 - Twelve Rules of Church (A humorous video to use in showing your congregation how "church" will be a bit different upon their return) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keVARUiwShI

06 14 20 -  Reapertura lista de chequeo  - Reopening Checklst in Spanish -  ../library/Reapertura lista de chequeo 2020.pdf

06 15 20 -  Checklist Follow-up for Online Guests - ../library/FollowUp_Checklist.pdf

06 07 20 - An Oregon Church's Three-Phased Opening (DRAFT) - ../library/06 02 20 - Phased Reopening Draft.pdf

05 28 20 - As One Church Reopens in Omaha, NE: What is their protocol and How is this communicated to the Congregation? - https://youtu.be/e_FH-wboN1I

05 27 20 - Sample Checklist for Reopening Your Church - ../library/Reopen Building Checklist- minus names (1).pdf../library/Reopen Building Checklist- minus names (1).pdf

05 04 20 - How One Church is Preparing - ../library/Northpark pandemic reopen questions.pdf

05 04 20 - Sample Phase Plan - ../library/Bowling Green Pandemic Return Plan 2020.pdf

 

Technology and Filming/Streaming Guides 

06 06 20 - Acapella - A Virtual Choir App for iPhones - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/acapella-from-picplaypost/id924635678 . Also look for the app directly in the App Store of your iPhone.

06 06 20 - How to use Acapella App (YouTube) - https://youtu.be/AC2RyVhnqlE

06 06 20 - Technical Information about Virtual Choir Videos - http://jdfrizzell.com/2020/04/how-to-make-a-virtual-choir-video/ 

05 28 20 - Streaming/Filming Worship and Other Content on the Cheap (by Pastor Stewart Perry) - ../library/Filming Streaming Worship on the Cheap.pdf

05 28 20 - Technology Resources for Small Churches (by Pastor Jeffrey Lundblad) - ../library/Technical Resources for Small Churches.pdf 

Articles

Date Added  |  Title  |  Link

07 01 20 - Don't Let the Coronavirus Divide You - (thegospelcoalition.org) - https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/church-dont-let-coronavirus-divide/

06 06 20 - How Social Distancing Can Put Young People at Risk (from Jolene Erlacher) - ../library/Jolene Erlacher's Article.pdf

05 21 20 - The Coming Pastoral Crash (James Dobbs) - https://johndobbs.com/the-coming-pastoral-crash

05 19 20 - Don't Reopen Until ... You've Thought Through These Three Things No One Else Is Talking About (Larry Osborne) - https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=hflTIPbtpxk

05 18 20 - How Covid is Affecting Your Pastor (from Outreach Magazine) - ../library/How the Pandemic is Affecting Your Pastor.pdf 

05 13 20 - As Churches Consider Reopening (from Christian Citizen) - https://christiancitizen.us/as-churches-consider-reopening-buildings-and-resuming-in-person-worship-what-can-pastors-expect/